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RODRIGUEZ-RAMIREZ, Martha del C.; ALDASORO-MAYA, E. Miriam; ZAMORA-LOMELI, Carla B.  e  VELASCO-OROZCO, Juan J.. Knowledge and perception of the avifauna among children of two communities in the Lacandona rainforest, Chiapas, Mexico: toward a biocultural conservation. Nova scientia [online]. 2017, vol.9, n.19, pp.660-716. ISSN 2007-0705.  https://doi.org/10.21640/ns.v9i19.1033.

This article documents and analyzes Traditional Knowledge (CT), uses and perceptions of birds by children in Reforma Agraria (RA) and Frontera Corozal (FC) communities located in the Lacandon area of ​​Chiapas, Mexico. Both belong to the zone of influence of the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve (REBIMA) and the second also to the Yaxchilán Natural Monument (MNY). Participatory activities were carried out in basic education schools consisting of questionnaires, interviews, sociodramas, elaboration of drawings and stories about birds, among others. The children recognize 42 species of birds (in RA) and 31 species in each of the two FC schools, and identify their use as pets, ornamental (feathers), edible, harbinger birds and in some cases medicinal. Their knowledge is based on their proximity to the jungle and the recurrent observation of their environment. Their perception of birdlife is positive. They feel a great attraction and appreciation because of their colors, songs and diversity. Currently, government institutions are making limited use of the opportunities around this knowledge that must be considered to support the conservation of these organisms and their ecological environment, increasingly incorporating a biocultural and intercultural approach in their activities.

Palavras-chave : local knowledge; assessment; children; birds; ethnoornithology.

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